Friday, 13 November 2015
Internet comments and reviews can bring out the lowest common denominator of online citizens – Yelp being no exception. According to a new study which processed the language used in reviews, research finds that Yelp users were more likely to be negative toward traditionally black neighborhoods than traditionally white ones. The study, conducted by a team at City University of New York, looked at more than 7,000 reviews in two of NYC’s rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhoods – Greenpoint and Bedford-Stuyvesant. Researchers found that reviews for Polish restaurants in Greenpoint – a traditionally white neighborhood – described the establishments as “cozy” and “authentic,” while trendy…
This story continues at The Next Web
